Dickson Lake (Vancouver Island)
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Dickson Lake is a lake located north of Great Central Lake
in Newcastle Land District
, British Columbia
. Robert Brown
in 1864 on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition
named the lake after Dr. James Dickson
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Great Central Lake
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Great Central lake has a depth of 293 metres , making it the second deepest lake on Vancouver Island...
in Newcastle Land District
Newcastle Land District
Newcastle Land District is one of 59 Land Districts of British Columbia, Canada, which are the underlying cadastral divisions of that province....
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Robert Brown
Robert Brown (explorer)
Robert Brown was a Scottish scientist, explorer, and author.He was born in Camster, Caithness, and studied in the universities of Edinburgh, Leyden, Copenhagen, and Rostock. He took the habit of referring to his home town, Campster , to distinguish himself from his famous contemporary of the same...
in 1864 on the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition
Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition
The Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition explored areas of the Colony of Vancouver Island that remained unknown outside the capital of Victoria and settlements in Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley. The expedition went as far north as the Comox Valley over four and one half months during the summer...
named the lake after Dr. James Dickson
James Dickson
Sir James Robert Dickson, KCMG was an Australian politician and businessman, the 13th Premier of Queensland and a member of the first federal ministry....
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